Lead Materials Associate

As a Lead Materials Associate, you will join our Supply Chain team in Ashville, OH. The right person for this role has excellent organization and leadership skills as well as great attention to detail and customer service skills. The talented individuals hired for this position will be among the first for Anduril in Columbus. You will help lay the foundation for what will become one of the largest manufacturing sites in the city. Success in this role requires an unrelenting desire to adapt, grow, overcome challenges, and constantly improve.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead small teams in shipping/receiving and kitting operations at the Ashville, OH location, ensuring accuracy, on-time execution, and compliance with customer and government requirements.
• Prepare finished stock for shipment by identifying, pulling, packing, crating, labeling, loading, and securing product — and review the work of other associates to confirm it meets standard.
• Ensure orderly production and distribution of products by pulling orders from inventory, delivering production materials and supplies where needed, and staging finished product for final distribution.
• Treat inventory accuracy as the top operational priority: maintain inventory by identifying, labeling, and keeping materials and supplies in stock, recording location of inventory, and proactively reporting and resolving shortages before they impact production.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other machinery to move items, or direct machine operators to move materials onto and off trucks and loading docks.
• Design, document, and continuously improve warehouse standard operating procedures (SOPs) for receiving, put-away, picking, packing, and shipping — identifying root causes of errors or inefficiency and implementing fixes.
• Train, onboard, and coach Material Associates on safety, ERP/WMS workflows, and quality standards; serve as a working lead on shift, providing real-time direction and acting as the first point of escalation for process or material issues.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Production, and Quality leadership to prioritize daily workload, flag capacity or staffing constraints, and support audits of inventory accuracy and export-controlled material handling.
• Support Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) compliance on the floor, including equipment pre-checks, safe material handling practices, and incident reporting.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4+ years as a warehouse associate or equivalent role, including experience informally or formally leading, training, or directing the work of others.
• 3+ years forklift experience, licensed (preferred).
• Hands-on proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and/or other warehouse management and inventory control tooling, including configuring or troubleshooting routine workflow issues.
• Proven track record of improving inventory accuracy, throughput, or process efficiency in a warehouse or distribution environment.
• Comfortable training others and documenting process, with strong Microsoft Office or equivalent office management tooling skills.
• Ability to prioritize and delegate tasks efficiently across a team, balancing daily production needs with longer-term process improvements.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Valid driver's license.
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data.

PREFERRED:

• Heavy equipment experience — crane, straddle carrier (Combilift).
• Experience handling government or defense property.
• Familiarity with EHS standards and safety leadership on a warehouse floor.